Beges (ancient Egyptian hour star)
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Beges (Beges-nechet) Bgs (Bgs-nḫt) hip (of the giant) |
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Beges (also Beges-nechet ) is the ancient Egyptian name of an hour star (E10) in the Ramesside star clocks . Beges is the star Sadalmelik ( α Aquarii ), which in the Ramesside constellation Giant was the hip between the thigh and the chest.
Beges culminated in the Ramesside star clocks in 1463 BC. In the 1st night hour on 1st Achet II (September 10th greg. ) And on 1st Schemu II (May 9th greg. ) In the 12th night hour . With Claudius Ptolemy , Beges is listed as a 3rd magnitude star .
literature
- Christian Leitz : Ancient Egyptian star clocks . Peeters, Leuven 1995, ISBN 90-6831-669-9 , pp. 138-139 and 165-166.